ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Yankees continue to take body blows. Saturday afternoon they had to put Andrew Benintendi on the injured list with what they are calling right wrist inflammation. The left fielder, who left Friday night’s game after feeling something pop during a third-inning swing, was one of the few Yankees hitters who was consistently hitting through their offensive drought and second-half skid.
“Right now it’s wrist inflammation. We got to get some more tests and more imaging and more opinions to kind of really narrow down exactly what it is,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said before Saturday night’s game against the Rays at Tropicana Field. ”I think there’s still some questions out there.”
The biggest question obviously is if Benintendi, who was wearing an air cast in the clubhouse before the game, will play again this season. He was brought in at the trade deadline specifically because his lefty bat fit so nicely with the Yankees’ big sluggers and he would set them up well for the playoffs. With 29 games remaining in the regular season, Boone wasn’t sure there would be time for him to get back.
